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Oriental Leafworm Moth (Spodoptera litura)Observer
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On leaves of baobab (Adansonia digitata) in glasshouse
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Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla prasina)Observer
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Found wandering on outdoor table. Nearest scrub c 20 metres to the south (kanuka dominated)
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Observer
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One sapling seen in light gap in steep stream gully, track side.
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Kawaka (Libocedrus plumosa)Observer
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One tree on lower hillslope (on steep ground) in tōtara dominated forest. Only one seen on 9 km walk through this area.
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Australian Bag Moth (Cebysa leucotelus)Observer
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On leaf of Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) in glasshouse.
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Australian Bag Moth (Cebysa leucotelus)Observer
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Small ?butterfly, brown with yellow markings. Approx 6 seen swarming on side of bay tree hedge, infested with thrips at this particular location. Some caught in spiderwebs, one snatched by a praying mantis.
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Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis charybdis)Observer
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Seen on trunk of Banksia, but in a stand of banksia and eucalyptus being felled.
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Abyssinian Banana (Ensete ventricosum)Observer
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Under trees on the floodplain of Waiarohia Stream, central Whangarei. No adults seen nearby.
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Golden Hair-Lichen (Teloschistes flavicans)Observer
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On wires of fence, north boundary of Pukenui Forest. Also on basalt walls nearby.
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Peperomia urvilleanaObserver
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On limestone boulder in shade of forest dominated by tōtara and Chinese privet. Occasional.
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Tree Jelly Lichens (Genus Collema)Observer
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Epiphytic in forest on limestone outcrops.
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Glossy Pillar (Cochlicopa lubrica)Observer
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Under leaf litter collecting in depression of a limestone outcrop. Very small.
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Button Fern (Pellaea rotundifolia)Observer
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In crack between two limestone boulders.
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Observer
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Found amongst leaf litter caught in crevice between limestone boulders. Photographed on sunglasses. Only a few mm diameter. Locality known to support endangered landsnail species.
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Father-and-child Plant (Euchiton japonicus)Observer
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Forming a dense sward in crevice between two limestone boulders.
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Gold Dust Lichens (Genus Chrysothrix)Observer
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On limestone outcrop
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Common Marsh-Bedstraw (Galium palustre)Observer
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In grazed floodplain wetland.
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Patē (Schefflera digitata)Observer
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Patē with one very unusual leaf (trifoliate with very large central leaflet). Other leaves on plant of usual shape and size. Roadside in Scenic Reserve.
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Plume Grass (Genus Dichelachne)Observer
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On dry bank beside farm track. Genus ID tentative.
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Blue Pigroot (Sisyrinchium micranthum)Observer
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Beside road on forest edge.
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Ramarama (Lophomyrtus bullata)Observer
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One sapling in understorey of ridge forest dominated by matai and taraire. Young growth hairy, stems approximately square in cross section. Only one plant seen. No visible myrtle rust.
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Coastal Burnweed (Senecio minimus)Observer
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Northland form? In grazed wetland margin with wetland vegetation (Isolepis reticularis, Isolepis prolifera, Juncus effusus). Not observed at this location before (frequented since 1993).
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Pepper Plants (Genus Piper)Observer
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In shrubland beside road. Fruit present.
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Calabur Tree (Muntingia calabura)Observer
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In shrubland beside road. Flowers white. Green fruit also present.
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Common Onion-Orchid (Microtis unifolia)Observer
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In bark garden between Z petrol station and Porowini Avenue.
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Haekaro (Pittosporum umbellatum)Observer
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Shrub on base of cliff under canopy of pohutukawa. Flowering. Almost overhanging high tide line.
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Hangehange (Geniostoma ligustrifolium)Observer
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Has a similar appearance to var. majus, an offshore island form found on the Three Kings Islands. Leaves notably large for G ligustrifolium. Coastal cliff beside estuary, Taiharuru.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Cultivated fruit tree beside house. Fruit black, pleasant to taste, on terminal raceme. Leaves entire, simple, alternate. Called "black fruit" by locals